Insurer Genworth Financial
GNW, -1.36%
and real-estate group CB Richard Ellis
CBG, -0.94%
were the top gainers in late-day trading, with shares up 4% and 3.5%, respectively.

Goldman Sachs shares, however, remained in the red, haunted by a report that the investment bank had been served a subpoena as part of a government probe into the mortgage-lending meltdown.

Goldman Sachs
GS, -0.56%
shares were down 0.8% at $135.03, after reaching an 11-month low of $131.50.

Earlier Thursday, Bloomberg News reported that Goldman received a subpoena from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance seeking information on its activities leading into the credit crisis. The request related to a U.S. Senate subcommittee report that accused Goldman of misleading buyers of mortgage-linked investments, according to Bloomberg.

After beginning the session lower, shares of the three sector juggernauts were up around 1% in recent dealings. Bank of America is also a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA, -0.67%

The three other financial stocks in the Dow also lost ground. American Express Co. shares
AXP, +0.32%
were up almost 1%, while J.P. Morgan’s
JPM, +0.42%
and Travelers Cos.
TRV, -0.38%
shares traded largely flat.

The Financial Select Sector SPDR
XLF, +0.14%
exchange-traded fund, which tracks the financial stocks in the S&P 500, advanced 0.7% after spending the morning in the red.

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